By Dave Medler
BREWERTON, N.Y. (Jul. 11, 2025) — Mike Mullen scored the biggest victory of his career in Stealth Racing IMCA STARS Mod Lite competition Friday night at Brewerton Speedway, claiming $2,150 in purse and awards—and an additional $8,000 in the Motor Raffle—at the inaugural Brian “Crutch” Crutchley Memorial.
Zach Sobotka and Mullen brought the 24-car field to green for the 33-lap main event, with Sobotka jumping to the early lead. However, a caution flew on lap two, and Sobotka broke on the restart, ending his night early.
By lap five, Mullen was in front with points leader Joe Isabell in hot pursuit. Justin Williams, P.O. Trudeau, and Joe Garafolo also battled in the top five.
Mullen and Isabell broke away from the field by lap 10 while the fight continued behind them. The two remained locked in a duel at halfway, with lapped traffic looming ahead.
On lap 25, both leaders hugged the low side before Isabell moved to the top, hoping to find an edge as the final laps clicked off.
But Mullen navigated traffic cleanly and drove away to secure the milestone win. Isabell settled for second, followed by Williams in third.
